Album Of The Year

WINNER: Fearless, Taylor Swift

I Am…Sasha Fierce, Beyoncé

The E.N.D., The Black Eyed Peas

The Fame, Lady Gaga

Big Whiskey And The GrooGrux King, Dave Matthews Band

Country Album:

WINNER: Fearless, Taylor Swift

The Foundation, Zac Brown Band

Twang, George Strait

Defying Gravity, Keith Urban

Call Me Crazy, Lee Ann Womack

Female Country Vocal Performance:

WINNER: “White Horse”- Taylor Swift

“Dead Flowers” – Miranda Lambert

“I Just Call You Mine” – Martina McBride

“Just a Dream” – Carrie Underwood

“Solitary Thinkin’” – Lee Ann Womack

Male Country Vocal Performance:

WINNER: “Sweet Thing” – Keith Urban

“All I Ask For Anymore” – Trace Adkins

“People are Crazy” – Billy Currington

“High Cost of Living” – Jamey Johnson

“Living for the Night” – George Strait

Country Song:

WINNER: “White Horse,” Taylor Swift

“All I Ask For Anymore” – Trace Adkins

“High Cost of Living” – Jamey Johnson

“I Run To You” – Lady Antebellum

“People are Crazy” – Billy Currington

Country Collaboration With Vocals:

WINNER: “I Told You So,” Carrie Underwood and Randy Travis

“Beautiful World” – Dierks Bentley and Patty Griffin

“Down the Road” – Kenny Chesney and Mac McAnally

“Start a Band” – Brad Paisley and Keith Urban

“Everything but Quits” – Lee Ann Womack and George Strait

Country Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals:

WINNER: “I Run to You” – Lady Antebellum

“Cowgirls Don’t Cry” – Brooks & Dunn

“Chicken Fried” – Zac Brown Band

“Here Comes Goodbye” – Rascal Flatts

“It Happens” – Sugarland

Best Female Pop Vocal

“Hometown Glory,” Adele

WINNER: “Halo,” Beyonce

“Hot N Cold,” Katy Perry

“Sober,” Pink

“You Belong With Me,” Taylor Swift

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

“Ego,” Beyonce and Kanye West

“Knock You Down,” Keri Hilson, Kanye West, Ne-Yo

WINNER: “Run This Town,” Jay-Z, Kanye West, and Rihanna

“I’m on a Boat,” The Lonely Island and T-Pain

“Dead and Gone,” T.I. and Justin Timberlake

Best Rock Album

Black Ice, AC/DC

Live From Madison Square Garden, Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood

WINNER: 21st Century Breakdown, Green Day

Big Whiskey And The GrooGrux King, Dave Matthews Band

No Line On The Horizon, U2

Best Pop Vocal Album

WINNER: The E.N.D., The Black Eyed Peas

Breakthrough, Colbie Caillat

All I Ever Wanted, Kelly Clarkson

The Fray, The Fray

Funhouse, Pink

Record of the Year

“Halo,” Beyoncé

“I Gotta Feeling,” The Black Eyed Peas

WINNER: “Use Somebody,” Kings Of Leon

“Poker Face,” Lady Gaga

“You Belong With Me,” Taylor Swift

Best Comedy Album

Back From The Dead, Spinal Tap

WINNER: A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift Of All!, Stephen Colbert

Internet Leaks, ”Weird Al” Yankovic

My Weakness Is Strong, Patton Oswalt

Suckin’ It For The Holidays, Kathy Griffin

Tall, Dark & Chicano, George Lopez

Best New Artist

WINNER: Zac Brown Band

Keri Hilson

MGMT

Silversun Pickups

The Ting Tings

Best Dance Recording

“Boom Boom Pow,” The Black Eyed Peas

“When Love Takes Over,” David Guetta & Kelly Rowland

WINNER: “Poker Face,” Lady Gaga

“Celebration,” Madonna

“Womanizer,” Britney Spears

Best Electronic/Dance Album

WINNER: The Fame, Lady Gaga

Divided By Night, Crystal Metho

One Love, David Guetta

Party Rock, LMFAO

Yes, Pet Shop Boys

Song Of The Year

“Poker Face,” Lady Gaga & RedOne, songwriters

“Pretty Wings,” Hod David & Musze, Songwriters

WINNER: “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It),” Thaddis Harrell, Beyoncé Knowles, Terius Nash & Christopher Stewart, Songwriters

“Use Somebody,” Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters

“You Belong With Me,” Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters

Best Alternative Music Album

Everything That Happens Will Happen Today, David Byrne & Brian Eno

The Open Door, Death Cab For Cutie

Sounds Of The Universe, Depeche Mode

WINNER: Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, Phoenix

It’s Blitz!, Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Best R&B Album

WINNER: Blacksummer’s Night, Maxwell

The Point of It All, Anthony Hamilton

Testimony: Vol. 2, Love & Politics, India.Arie

Turn Me Loose, Ledisi

Uncle Charlie, Charlie Wilson

Best Contemporary R&B Album

WINNER: I Am…Sasha Fierce, Beyoncé

Intuition, Jamie Foxx

The Introduction Of Marcus Cooper, Pleasure P

Ready, Trey Songz

Thr33 Ringz, T-Pain

Best Rap Album

Universal Mind Control, Common

WINNER: Relapse, Eminem

R.O.O.T.S., Flo Rida

The Ecstatic, Mos Def

The Renaissance, Q-Tip

Best Metal Performance

WINNER: “Dissident Aggressor,” Judas Priest

“Set to Fail,” Lamb of God

“Senior Peligro,” Ministry

“Hate Worldwide.” Slayer

“Head Crusher,” Megadeth

Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual Or Group

Quartet Live, Gary Burton, Pat Metheny, Steve Swallow & Antonio Sanchez
Brother To Brother, Clayton Brothers

WINNER: Five Peace Band — Live, Chick Corea & John McLaughlin Five Peace Band

Remembrance, John Patitucci Trio

The Bright Mississippi, Allen Toussaint

Best Gospel Performance

”Free To Be Me,” Francesca Battistelli

”Jesus Is Love,” Heather Headley Featuring Smokie Norful

”I Believe,” Jonny Lang With Fisk Jubilee Singers

WINNER: ”Wait On The Lord,” Donnie McClurkin Featuring Karen Clark Sheard

”Born Again,” Third Day Featuring Lacey Moseley

Best Latin Pop Album

5to Piso, Ricardo Arjona

Te Acuerdas…, Francisco Céspedes

WINNER: Sin Frenos, La Quinta Estación

Hu Hu Hu, Natalia Lafourcade

Gran City Pop, Paulina Rubio

Best Contemporary Blues Album

This Time, The Robert Cray Band

The Truth According To Ruthie Foster, Ruthie Foster

Live: Hope At The Hideout, Mavis Staples

Back To The River, Susan Tedeschi

WINNER: Already Free, The Derek Trucks Band

Best Reggae Album

Rasta Got Soul, Buju Banton

Brand New Me, Gregory Isaacs

Awake, Julian Marley

WINNER: Mind Control — Acoustic, Stephen Marley

Imperial Blaze, Sean Paul

Best Americana Album

Together Through Life, Bob Dylan

WINNER: Electric Dirt, Levon Helm

Willie And The Wheel, Willie Nelson & Asleep At The Wheel

Wilco (The Album), Wilco

Little Honey, Lucinda Williams

Best Contemporary World Music Album

Welcome To Mali, Amadou & Mariam

WINNER: Throw Down Your Heart: Tales From The Acoustic Planet, Vol. 3 — Africa Sessions, Béla Fleck

Day By Day, Femi Kuti

Seya, Oumou Sangare

Across The Divide: A Tale Of Rhythm & Ancestry, Omar Sosa

Best Musical Album For Children

American Heroes #3, Jonathan Sprout

Banjo To Beatbox, Cathy & Marcy With Special Guest Christylez Bacon

WINNER: Family Time, Ziggy Marley

Great Day, Milkshake

Jumpin’ & Jammin’, Greg & Steve

Pete Seeger Tribute — Ageless Kids’ Songs, Buck Howdy

Best Classical Album

Bernstein: Mass, Marin Alsop, conductor

WINNER: Mahler: Symphony No. 8; Adagio From Symphony No. 10, Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloé, James Levine, conductor

Ravel: L’Enfant Et Les Sortilèges, Alastair Willis, conductor

Shostakovich: The Nose, Valery Gergiev, conductor